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{{disambig2|the retrofitted Decepticon battlecruiser|the Hellflame Mini-Con|Graviton (Cybertron)}}
:''The ''Graviton'' is an [[Autobot]] starship from the [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Gravitonmarvel.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Lesson learned: Stealing will save the day, kids!]]
Millions of years ago, before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s left on their voyage that would leave them stranded on [[Earth]], the rebellious [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|his gang]] snuck into a [[Decepticon]] spaceport and stole a whole fleet of ships. Why? Why not! They were bored. In case Grimlock decided to secede from the Autobots and form his own group, he stowed them in the [[Rad Zone]], where nobody'd look.

There they'd stay, until after the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]] had ravaged their planet, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and the Decepticons abandoned the Autobots on their dying world. Plucking the stolen ships out of storage, Grimlock led the Autobots after the Decepticons to [[Klo]], where the Decepticons were defeated and scattered.<ref>"[[Exodus!]]", "[[A Savage Circle]]", "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"</ref> Not satisfied, Grimlock retrofitted one surviving ship and dubbed it the '''''Graviton''''', assembled a crew consisting of his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and a few others, and hunted Decepticons down, one by one.<ref>The story of the ''Graviton'' was told in ''Classics'' Grimlock's profile, published in the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] magazine. The ''Classics'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Comics universe where ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' did not happen.</ref>

The crew includes:
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* Grimlock (Commander)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (Substitute Commander)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (Security Chief)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (Chief Engineer)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] 
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] 
* [[Tyrannitron]] 
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* [[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (resigned)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (resigned)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
}}

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
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As [[Earth]] was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]], the ''Graviton'' and the [[Decepticon]] ship ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' were also pulled through and arrived over that universe's native Earth during prehistoric times. Continuing their fight, both ships sustained heavy damage and crashed. The ''Graviton''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> engines were totaled in the crash, but sensors and shields were still operational. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] activated the shields when he discovered that the local raw [[energon]] was emitting radiation hazardous to their systems. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} During the crash, one of the ship's security storage rooms was damaged, resulting in them losing three [[stasis pod]]s {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} and the energy purifier. They later tied [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]'s probes into the ship's sensor monitors so they could more effectively search for the [[Origin Matrix]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}}

==References==
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[[Category:Classics]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobot starships]]